Did you know Philadelphia has low-cost summer performing arts camps, sports camps, and neighborhood day camps for city youth?  

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation offers a variety of art camps including Intro to Performing Arts Camp for youth ages 6 to 11 years old and Young Performers Theatre Camp for youth ages 11 to 18 years old.  

There are five sites for the 2024 Introduction to Performing Arts Camp: 

• Hawthorne Cultural Center–1200 Carpenter Street, 19147 (South). 
• Holmesburg Recreation Center–4500 Rhawn Street at Dittman (Northeast). 
• ML King Recreation Center–2101-35 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, 19121 (North). 
• Myers/ Universal Daroff Charter School–5630 Vine Street (West). 
• Waterview Recreation Center–5826 Mcmahon Street, 19144 (Northwest). 

Young Performers Theater camp is held at Venice Island Performing Arts Center, 1 Rector Street, 19127. 

Parks & Rec also hosts a Visual Arts Camp at Fisher Park, 571 W. Spencer Street, 19120. 

Besides our performing arts and visual arts camp, we also have sports-themed summer camps. Some focus on a specific sport, like basketball. Others introduce campers to different sports including baseball, football, hockey, and more. 

In addition to our theme camps, we offer low-cost neighborhood summer day camps. While many summer camps are filled to compacity, the day camps listed below are currently registering youth.  

• Rumph/Mallery Recreation Center–100-70 E. Johnson Street, 19144. 
• Hunting Park Recreation Center–900 Hunting Park Avenue, 19140. 
• Ferko Playground–1101 E. Cayuga Street, 19124. 
• 8th & Diamond Playground–800 Diamond Street, 19122.  
• Penrose Playground–1101 W. Susquehanna Avenue, 19122.  
• Cruz Recreation Center–1431 N. 6th Street, 19122.  
• Sample at Laura Sims–200 S. 63rd Street, 19139. 
• James Finnegan–6801 Grovers Avenue, 19142. 
• Smith Recreation Center–2100 S. 24th Street, 19145.  

Join us for a summer of fun!